Current Residents

Brody Dawkins, MD

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Undergraduate: University of Florida

Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Research Interests: Pediatric Orthopedics, Patellofemoral Joint, Cartilage Restoration, ACL Injuries, Quality Improvement/ Cost Benefit Analyses

Personal Interests: Sport Fishing · Fly Fishing · 7-on-7 Flag Football · Basketball · Florida Gators Athletics
Research Fellowship: Leon Root Research Fellow, Hospital for Special Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedics

Fellowship Interest: Undecided 

Chibuokem P. Ikwuazom, MD

Hometown: North Babylon, NY

Undergraduate: University at Albany, SUNY

Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Research Interests: Quality Improvement and Outcome-based studies, Adult Spinal Deformity, Adult Reconstruction

Personal Interests: Outreach/mentorship, Underserved communities/population, Poetry, Food, Running, Traveling, Hiking, Reading

Fellowship Interest: Adult Reconstruction, Spine, Sports

David Kim, MD

Hometown: Plainview, NY

Undergraduate: SUNY Binghamton University

Medical School: UNY Downstate College of Medicine

Research Interests: Adult Spinal Deformity, Functional Outcomes

Personal Interests: Weightlifting, Guitar, Cooking, Football, Blackjack Card Counting 

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Adult Reconstruction

Declan Tozzi, MD

Hometown: Spring Lake, NJ

Undergraduate: College of Charleston

Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Research Interests: Meniscal scaffolds, bone metabolism, sports medicine

Personal Interests: Surfing, golf, traveling, guitar, live music

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Eric N. Windsor, MD

Hometown: Larchmont/Mamaroneck, NY

Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Research Interests: spinopelvic mobility, hip-spine syndrome, joint replacement, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, biomechanics

Personal Interests: baseball (Yankees), cycling, piano, travel, food

Research Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Fellowship Interest: Sports, Shoulder & Elbow, Spine, Joint Reconstruction

Jack Zhou, MD

Hometown: Stony Brook, NY

Undergraduate: Harvard University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Research Interests: Clinical outcomes, biomechanics, biomaterials, cartilage regeneration

Personal Interests: Sports, weightlifting, golf, fantasy football, poker

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Nolan Condron, MD

Hometown: Boxborough, MA

Undergraduate: UMass Amherst

Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School

Research Interests: Sports medicine, cartilage

Personal Interests: Running, snowboarding, podcasts, beach days

Research Fellowship: Rush University Medical Center

Fellowship interest: Sports medicine, musculoskeletal oncology

Max Detweiler, MD

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate: University of Miami

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Research Interests: Periprosthetic Joint Infections, Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Personal Interests: Skiing, Golfing, Surfing, Scuba diving, The Philadelphia Eagles

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Sports

David Kim, MD

Hometown: Queens, NY

Undergraduate: University of Michigan

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Adult reconstruction, Spinal deformities

Personal Interests: Weightlifting, F1, Automotive enthusiast, Coffee

Fellowship Interest: Adult reconstruction

Peter K. Twining, MD

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Undergraduate: Connecticut College

Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

Research Interests: Machine learning in orthopedic surgery

Personal Interests:  Ice hockey, skiing, working out, cooking and dining

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Ryne Veenema, MD

Hometown: Rochester, NY

Undergraduate: Cornell University 

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Shoulder and elbow injuries in throwing athletes, cartilage restoration, and adult reconstruction

Personal Interests: Baseball, Golf, Skiing, Fly Fishing, Hiking

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

 

Adam Wolfert, MD

Hometown: Scarsdale, NY

Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Clinical research, optimizing patient outcomes

Personal Interests: Running, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Traveling 

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

 

Juhayer Alam, MD

Hometown: Smithtown, NY

Undergraduate: Stony Brook University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Postoperative outcomes, trauma

Personal Interests: Violin, pool, working out, video games, travel

Fellowship interest: Hand, Spine

Joshua Buksbaum, MD

Hometown: New York, NY

Undergraduate: Emory University

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Resident education, complex limb salvage, improving patient outcomes & comprehensive orthopaedic care

Personal Interests: Cycling, running, architecture, art history, NYC pizza

Fellowship Interest: Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, Limb Lengthening & Deformity Correction

Marc El Beaino, MD

Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon

Undergraduate: Saint Joseph University

Medical School: Saint Joseph University

Research Interests: Soft-tissue sarcomas, orthopaedic oncology, musculoskeletal reconstructive surgery

Personal Interests: Vinology, coffee and beer brewing, numismatics, woodworking, traveling

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided 

Jacob Feingold, MD

Hometown: Westchester, NY

Undergraduate: Syracuse University

Medical School: New York Medical College

Research Interests: Sports medicine, ARJR, spinopelvic kinematics, hip spine syndrome

Personal Interests: Skiing, New York Yankees, exercising, reading, hiking, traveling

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Lara Passfall, MD

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Undergraduate: Hofstra University 

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Research Interests: Adult spinal deformity, adult cervical deformity

Personal Interests: Figure skating, skiing/snowboarding, road trips, eating my way through the NYC food scene

Fellowship Interest:  Undecided

Gregory Van Perrier, MD

Hometown: Dix Hills, NY

Undergraduate: Manhattan College

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Adult spine deformity, adult reconstruction, biomedical engineering, biomechanics and mechanobiology, tissue engineering and biomaterials

Personal Interests: Running, basketball, tennis, martial arts, piano, saxophone  

Research Interests: Spine, Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine

Fellowship Interest: Spine, Adult Reconstruction, Sports Medicine

 

Varag Abed, MD

Hometown: Glendale, CA

 

Nayeem Baksh, MD

Boris Christopher, MD

Hometown: Arlington, Texas 

Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin

Medical School: The University of Texas HSC at San Antonio

Research Interests: Sports medicine and injury prevention, Patient-reported outcome measures, and surgical education and training, 

Personal Interests: sports and fitness, outdoor activities, podcasts, and, traveling

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

Margaret Lee, MD

Hometown: Queens, NY

Undergraduate: NYU

Medical School: Georgetown University

Research Interests: Spinal deformities, upper extremity, population health

Personal Interests: Crochet/knitting, food, podcasts, running

Fellowship Interest: Undecided

William Pallissery, MD

John Bodnar, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

 

Nicole Liddy, MD

Michael Moore, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Undergraduate: Columbia University

Medical School: NYU

Research Interests: Clinical Outcomes Research

Personal Interests: Movies and TV Shows, Trying new Restaurants/Bars in the City, Traveling, Working Out

Chase Nelson, MD

Hometown: Logan, Utah

Undergraduate: Utah State University

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University

Research Interests:  Patient reported outcome measures, return to sport outcome measures, PJI Prevention and management, 

Personal Interests: New York City!! Biomechanics, physiology, religion, pop-culture. Weightlifting and running, watching college and NFL football. Ranking movies, restaurants, athletes, dog breeds and many other things.

Fellowship Interest: Arthroplasty, Trauma, Foot and Ankle

Elizabeth Rieger, MD